And Darby Smart includes a link to tutorials, videos, and inspiration for your project!

This project includes 9 brass tubes.

Brass Wire:

A tubing cutter:

Here it is in action:

And an adorable little air plant:

This project was more involved than other Darby Smart crafts, so I had to follow the instructions on their website, but it was still easy enough to do.

The toughest part is using the tube cutter – you have to rotate the cutter around the tube, tightening the blade against the tube after a few rotations until you’ve complete cut through it. Then for stringing the wires through, you have to follow the directions pretty closely to get the tubes on in the right order and get everything secured where it’s supposed to be.

Even though this project took a little more time, I think it’s my favorite Darby Smart creation to date – this looks like something I would buy at Urban Outfitters!

Verdict: I really love the final results of my Darby Smart craft this month, plus I have enough materials left over to make a smaller version, too.

Liz is the founder of My Subscription Addiction. She’s been hooked on subscription boxes since 2011 thanks to Birchbox, and she now subscribes to over 100 boxes. Her favorites include POPSUGAR Must Have, FabFitFun, and any box that features natural beauty products!

I really enjoyed this box! Just had to make it the first night I got it. I also made a smaller version out of the left overs and they are hanging in my living room. I have honestly enjoyed Darby Smart so much, I’m just not sure its worth the $20 price tag? I feel like I definitely could have bought everything for this month for $20 or less, maybe at $15 It would be a bit more worth it? Either way, loved this month.

If it was the “free” box, just pay the $5 shipping, then yes. They send out old box’s for that promo. If you signed using the promo for a $9 box you should be getting January’s. Or at least that’s how I understand it.

It’s crappy.. and not the way to treat new subscribers, regardless of.how.much they paid for their first box in a comic red subscription. I am thoroughly dismayed. I wanted this brass plant project and got the crappy wood burning one. Ugh.

Aw man, I signed up wanting this box. I wonder what I’ll get? Ugh. Also couldn’t figure out how to get 6 months for 57 or one year for 95. All I found was one year for 228, which is no price break at all for paying up front for a year. So after I get whatever this first box is I’m probably cancelling.

Got the wood burning kit first. Forgot to cancel and got some stamping ink on leather bracelets box as my next one. Sigh. All I wanted was hanging brass tubes to start with. Basically I’m not going to like anything now because I can’t get the tubes. They look so awesome. 🙁 Canceled this time.

I signed up on January 9 and received the wood burning kit. I will enjoy the kit, but it was not what I wanted or expected. So instead of starting my relationship with Darby by being delighted, I am disappointed and very ho hum about continuing. Really not a good way to make friends with new subscribers.

I signed up too late last month to get the globe project and was super bummed. I emailed them and they told me that if they had any left they would let me buy one. Maybe if you send them a message they’ll be able to get you one.